In December 2022, the Government of Ireland submitted its 20th National Report to the European Committee of Social Rights on the follow-up to five collective complaints under the Revised European Social Charter. These relate to; the current arrangements for industrial relations within An Garda Síochána; the provision of Traveller accommodation by the State; the compliance of Irish law, policy and practices on social housing with European housing, social protection and anti-discrimination standards; trade union rights of defence force representative associations; and on the gender pay gap and representation of women on corporate boards.
In these Comments, the Commission expresses its concern on the State’s limited progress in remedying the violations of rights and its ‘good faith’ commitment to take the measures required to bring the situations into conformity, given the significant amount of time that has elapsed in respect of the issues raised in the collective complaints.